Manitoba Nominee Program Issues More Than 320 ITAs In Latest PNP Draw (Audio)

March 1, 2017 – The Manitoba Nominee Program issued more than 320 Invitations to Apply in the most recent draw made under its Provincial Nomination Program (PNP), made on February 27, 2017.

Of those ITAs, 200 went to skilled workers already in Manitoba, with a minimum points score of 719.

A further 124 ITAs were issued under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative (SRI) to skilled workers from overseas, for which a minimum score of 575 was required. An SRI is when a batch of permanent residents are invited to apply to fill a specific labour market need.

The Manitoba Nominee Program’s previous draw, made on January 27, 2017, saw a total of 189 ITAs issued, with 150 of them going to skilled workers in Manitoba. The lowest ranked candidate issued with an invite scored 734 points.

The remaining 39 ITAs went to overseas workers under another SRI. The minimum score was 707 in this category.

Overseas skilled workers from several professions were not included in the latest Manitoba Nominee Program draw.

Those professions were:

Registered nurses

Secondary and elementary school teachers

Vocational and college instructors

University professors

General and specialist physicians

The Manitoba Nominee Program draw statement said this could be because of a large backlog of applications, low labour market demand, or significant barriers labour market participation.

If candidates with scores higher than the thresholds stated above did not received ITAs, this could be down to not providing a valid language test number, or an existing language test may no longer be valid.

Otherwise, if you received an ITA as part of an SRI, you may not have provided the invitation number in your expression of interest.

The draw statement urged candidates to make sure their expression of interest files are fully updated with the latest information.

All candidates working in regulated occupations and fully licensed to work in Manitoba have been selected in the latest draw, but the statement warned that if you cannot prove this, your subsequent application will be rejected.

Where this applies, the Manitoba Nominee Program advises candidates to reject their ITAs.

Interested employers: Kindly contact us here to receive further information.

Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.